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Occupation
  
actor

Name
  
Michael Beckley


Role
  
Actor

TV shows
  
Water Rats

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Born
  
1 November 1963 (age 60) (
1963-11-01
)

Similar People
  
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Michael Beckley (born 1963) is an Australian actor primarily of theatre and television soap . He is probably best known for playing Rhys Sutherland, the patriarch of a new family that arrived in Summer Bay, along with wife Shelley (Paula Forrest) and there three daughters Danni, Kirsty and Jade (played by Tammin Sursok, Christie Hayes and Kate Garven respectively) in series Home and Away. Since leaving the soap he has worked extensively in theatre both in Australia and the UK. He now resides in Sydney, Australia.

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Career

Beckley trained at the NIDA, graduating in 1990. After appearing in several theatre productions, Beckley told his agent that he wanted to do some television work, and he was soon cast as Rhys Sutherland in the soap opera Home and Away in 2000.

Theatre

  • 2012 Robert in Blue/Orange by Joe Penhall, at the York Theatre Royal
  • 2011 Bradley in Buried Child by Sam Shepard, at the Curve in Leicester
  • 2011 Randall McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest adapted by Dale Wasserman, at the Curve in Leicester
  • 2010 Cuss/Fearenside in The Invisible Man adapted by Ken Hill, at the Menier Chocolate Factory
  • 2009 Bill Austin in Mamma Mia! by Catherine Johnson, at Little Star
  • 2008 Ernst Ludwig in Cabaret by Christopher Isherwood, with Bill Kenwright Ltd
  • 2007 Joe Josephson in Merrily We Roll Along (musical) by George Furth and Stephen Sondheim, at the Derby Theatre
  • 2006 Matt in Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson at the Menier Chocolate Factory
  • 2005 Roger Wittaker in A Few Good Men (play) by Aaron Sorkin
  • 2005 Narrator/Detective in Bill with Short and Sweet Productions
  • 2005 Emil in The Duck Variations by David Mamet with Pork Chop Productions
  • 1999 Dave in Alive at Williamstown Pier with Griffin Theatre Company
  • 1998 Various in Clark in Sarajevo with Griffin Theatre Company
  • 1997 Polonius in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard with Pork Chop Productions
  • 1996 Eddie/Dr Scott in The Rocky Horror Show with Dainty Consolidated Ent
  • 1994 Angus Marius in Dylan with Illustrious Theatre Company
  • 1993 Maecenus in Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare with Sydney Theatre Company
  • 1993 Pete in Three More Sleepless Nights with NIDA Theatre Company
  • 1991 Frid in A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler with the Sydney Theatre Company

    • Filmography

    Actor
    2023
    North Shore (TV Series) as
    Gary Weaver
    - Episode #1.5 (2023) - Gary Weaver
    2023
    Ten Pound Poms (TV Series) as
    Mr. Clarke
    - Episode #1.3 (2023) - Mr. Clarke
    2022
    After the Verdict (TV Series) as
    Vincent Lang
    - Episode #1.6 (2022) - Vincent Lang
    - Episode #1.4 (2022) - Vincent Lang
    - Episode #1.1 (2022) - Vincent Lang
    2022
    The PM's Daughter (TV Series) as
    Carl Winstone
    - We Will Mock You (2022) - Carl Winstone
    - New Normal (2022) - Carl Winstone
    2021
    Australian Gangster (TV Mini Series) as
    Locksmith
    - Episode #1.2 (2021) - Locksmith
    2017
    Secret Daughter (TV Series) as
    Jasper
    - Always On My Mind (2017) - Jasper
    2017
    Here Come the Habibs! (TV Series) as
    Rowland the Director / Roland the Director
    - Middle East Side Story (2017) - Rowland the Director
    - Go Back to Where You Came From (2017) - Roland the Director
    2017
    House of Bond (TV Mini Series) as
    Kevin
    - Part 2 (2017) - Kevin
    - Part 1 (2017) - Kevin
    2016
    Doctor Doctor (TV Series) as
    Mediator
    - Say Sayonara (2016) - Mediator
    2013
    Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson as
    Matt Holden
    2013
    Raw (TV Series) as
    Peter
    - Episode #5.5 (2013) - Peter
    2012
    Coma (Short) as
    Rupert
    1991
    Home and Away (TV Series) as
    Rhys Sutherland / Vet
    - Turn Back the Night (2003) - Rhys Sutherland
    - Broken Dreams (2002) - Rhys Sutherland
    - Shattered Hearts (2002) - Rhys Sutherland
    2002
    Home and Away: Secrets and the City (Video) as
    Rhys Sutherland
    2001
    The New Crusaders (Short) as
    New Crusader
    1999
    Farscape (TV Series) as
    Hasko
    - Rhapsody in Blue (1999) - Hasko
    1996
    Water Rats (TV Series) as
    Roger Mulray
    - Floater (1996) - Roger Mulray
    1993
    Phoenix (TV Series) as
    Couth
    - Safe as Houses (1993) - Couth
    1992
    Police Rescue (TV Series) as
    Trapped Man
    - Off the Track (1992) - Trapped Man
    1992
    A Country Practice (TV Series) as
    Dr. Peter O'Sullivan
    - Heartbreaker: Part 1 (1992) - Dr. Peter O'Sullivan
    Miscellaneous
    2010
    Beneath Hill 60 (adr loop group)
    Self
    2003
    Home and Away: Hearts Divided (Video) as
    Self / Rhys Sutherland
    Archive Footage
    2018
    Endless Summer: 30 Years of Home and Away (TV Movie documentary) as
    Rhys Sutherland (uncredited)
    2007
    Today Tonight (TV Series) as
    Rhys Sutherland
    - Episode dated 5 September 2007 (2007) - Rhys Sutherland (uncredited)
    2005
    Home and Away: Weddings (Video) as
    Rhys Sutherland (uncredited)
    2002
    Home and Away (TV Series) as
    Rhys Sutherland
    - Episode #1.4000 (2005) - Rhys Sutherland (uncredited)
    - Episode #1.3319 (2002) - Rhys Sutherland
    2005
    Home and Away: Romances (Video) as
    Rhys Sutherland (uncredited)

    References

    Michael Beckley Wikipedia
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